The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-18
Sparkling Juvenlilties.

A little tot who had advanced to
words of four letters was told that
when spelling words like good, wall,
seed, he was not to say 90 or e-e, but
double o, double e, and so on. One
day in his reading lesson occurred the
sentence: Sup! up! Ned, for the sun
is up," when the bright little fellow
electrified his mamma by reading:
double up, Ned, for the sun is upH'-
BabyhOod. a.
In spite of the sanctity of the Hill"
and the spirit of holiness around, the
child of one of the professors seems to
have some difficulty in approaching all
the works of God. One afternoon be
wished to water his flowers as usual.
A shower was coming up and his moth
er was resolved on intoxicating moral
on the goodness of God.
"No, no." said she, God is going
water your flowers for you. Don't you
see it is going to rain. God will do it
for you" .... .
This was not satisfactory and the boy
remarked angrily: .-.r
81 don't see what God wants to in
terfere with me for!'-Boston Record.
One of our esteemed correspondents,
and elderly lady, sends us the follow
ing: Zone evening was telling little
Fred some stories from the Old Tesla
ment. Grandma said he, thought
fully, i always feel so sorry tor poor
Cain why sorry for him?' said l.
Because, grandma, you know he was
the first one that went to hell, and just
think how lonely it must have been for
him, nobody but the Devil to keep him
company, and then only thin. what
long time he has been there now"
Hattie was lamenting because her
baby sister was not little boy; but
one day she came to her mother with a
most hopeful face and said cheerily:
well, mamma, like as not baby sister
win be boy when he grows up; don't
you think sop"--DetrOa Free Press.
In one of the Sundday-schools last
Sunday the teacher of class of little
boys inquired of each one if he thought
he had become a better boy during the
year. Each answered in the afiirma-
tive except one little 8-year-old, who
was silent. The question was asked
him second time when, with much
earnestness, he replied: II am just as
worse as ever was. concord IN HI
| Monitor.
Little Winnifred, in the Kindergar-
ten, was s.running ON to her teacher
the other day in the confidential way
which small children often employ
with their teachers in talking about
the people at home.
"My aunt Clara" said she, '.has
been awful sick"
"What was the matterp"
Caught her eyes in her spine"
"Her eyes in her spine! Why, my
child, what do you mean? That is i'm
possible"
swell, she has. l heard them tell
ing about it,"
The teacher was somewhat puzzled,
and the next time she met an elder sis
ter of the little girl she took occasion
to seek an explanation of the mystery.
"Why did Winnifred say that?" said
her sister laughing. 1.-THE fact is, aunt
Clara has had a very severe spinal
trouble, and the doctor found it neces-
saIy to cauterize her spine. And that's
where Winnifred got her odd idea"
Nib's real name is Nathaniel. He is
an ardent temperance worker, and is
as active in the good cause rs if he
were so instead of 5. He belongs to So
ciety which he calls the ..Band o.
Dope" and he has taken an ironclad
pledge against almost everything. He
was playing about on the floor one day
when his sister said, Nib, I'm writing
to grandma. What shall tell her for
yOuP" That, grandma is particular
ly sanity old lady, and Nib put down
his toy wagon and, after bordering for
a moment, answered impressivelly,
''Tell grandma to remember and be
good, and not to use tobacco in any of
| its forms. n-BOSto,l Record.